Combined liquid measure and register.



No. 664,944." Patented Ian. 4, I901;

Y J. GREER.

COMBINED LIQUID MEASURE AND REGISTER.

(Application filed Nov. 13, 1899.)

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' U ITE STATES PATENT f OFFICE- JOSEPH GREER, F DENVER, COLORADO.

COMBINED lJQUlD M EASUREFAND REGISTER.

' srncmxcarron forming part of- Letters Patent M36649,- dated January 1,1901. 1

- Application file'd November 13,1829. satin No, 726.795. (ro an To allwhom it may concern.-

Be it known'that I, JOSEPH GREEK, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Denver, in the, county of Arapahoe and State ofColorado, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in a CombinedLiquid Measure and Register; and I do declare the following tube a full,clear, and exact de-' scription of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to thecharacters of reference marked thereon,which forni a part 'of thisspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in a combinedliquid measure andregister; and it consists of the features hereinafterdescribedand'claimed, all of which willbe fully under stood by reference to theaccompanying draw-' ings, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sec-' tion taken through myimproved device 'on the line X X, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a'horizontal sectiontaken on the line Y Y,Fig; 1. Fig. 3

is a top view of the-device shown ona-smaller scale. Fig. 4 is a'sectiontaken through the spring-actuated winding-spool, the parts being shownon a larger scale. I

Similar reference characters indicatingcorresponding parts in the views,let the numeral 5 designate apitcher or other suitable receptacle fromwhich liquid may be poured. This pitcher is providedwith'a mouth 6 and ahandle 7. In its bottom is located an auxiliaryreceptacle .or measure8,'adapted to hold the quantity .of liquid it is desired topour-out atone time. This measure 8 communicates with the mouth of the pitcher by atube or passage 7 9. In-the top of the measure is an opening 8 throughwhich the liquid from the pitcher may pass .tefill the measure. In theupper part of-tliepitcher is inserted a casing 10,

which is screwedthereinto, whereby it may be'diitachedat pleasure. Thiscasing is divid'ed bya; artitionlZ into two compartments A and Thebottom of the compartmentB isprnvided-witli an openin'gnorm'ally closedby'aihuitable cap or stopperifi. *By opening this stopper the pitchermay be filled with liquid. In the compartment A is locatedthe'reg-istering mechanism, which will now be 18, containingsuitable'nuinbers, is adapted 'to wind. The spool 16 is provided with adrum l6, inclosin'ga spring 19, one extrem- -ity of which is attached tothe stationary spin dle 14, while the other extremity is attached tothedrum; One extremityof the tape 18 is attached .to the spool 16 andthe other ex- 'tremity tothe spool 17. The spool 17 is pro- .vided withratchet-teethdfi, arranged to be engaged by a dog '20, mounted onaplunger 21 and held inoperative position by a-spring 22, also mountedon the plunger. -.'The plun- 'ger.21 is' inclosedby a tube23, whosebottom is open to allow-the plunger to pass into the pitcher directlyabove the opening 8 of the measure 8. The plunger is surrounded by a'coil-spring 24, whose lower extremity engages the bottom of the tube andwhose upper extremity, engages a shoulder 25, formed on the plunger. Thetube 23 and the casing 10 are open on one side to'allow the dog 20 toengage the ratchet-teeth 17. Upon thepartition 12 is 'pivotally mounteda gravity locking-dog 26, which'=also;.eugages the teeth 17*. The

pitcher is provided with a vent- .ube 27 to al-' low the liquid to flowfreely into the opening 8*. The plungerisprovided with aven-t-duct 21 toallowair to enter the measure 8 as the liquid is poured therefrom.

l When it is desired to pour liquid from the pitcher, the. plunger 21"is forced downward 'by the pressure of the thumb thereon untilv itslower extremitycloses ;the opening 8 of the measure 8, thus preventingthe liquidfrom entering the measure from the pitcher as it is escapingfrom the tube 9. As the plunger is moved downward the .dog 20 en gagesthe ratchet-teeth 17'of the "spool 17,

turnsthe spool 17, and draws the tapefrom the spool 16 suflicient1y toregister or indicate that one measure full has been pouredfrom thepitcher. The pitcher is then tipped sufiiciently to allow the liquid inthe measure to run out. As soon as themeasure is emptied the plunger isreleased and automatically returned by its spring 24. to its noring-onta measure full at a time.

This pitcher maybe used in saloons for mal or raised position, allowingthe liquid to flow from the pitcher into the receptacle 8, which isagain filled, after which the same operation may be repeated until theliquid in the pitcher has been exhausted by pourpouring out drinks andwherever it is desired to pour out liquid in predetermined specificquantities.

Upon the partitions 12 and 12 are mounted two rollers C, which guide thetape as it moves from one spool to the other. YVhen beginning the use ofthe pitcher, the tape is all wound on the spool 16; After it has beenall drawn from the spool 16 and wound on the spool 17 in the mannerheretofore described it may be automatically returned to the spool 16 byunscrewing the cap 23 from the tube 23, raising the plunger to bring thedog out of the path of the ratchet-teeth 17, and lifting the dog 26 fromengagement with the ratchet-teeth 17", after whichthe recoil of Thenumbers on the tape maypitcher by way of the opening closed by the cap13.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-- 1. A liquidmeasure and register comprising a main receptacle, an upper compartmentseparated from the main liquid-containing compartment, registeringmechanism located in the said upper compartment, a lid adapted to(-ohcealsaid mechanism, an ahxiliary receptacle in the bottom of themain receptacle and provided with a pouring-outlet and an inletcommunicating with the main receptacle, and a plunger adapted whenactuated to simultaneously close said inlet and actuate the registeringmechanism.

2. A liquid measure and register comprising a main receptacle providedwith a casing inserted in the top thereof and provided with twocompartments, registering mechanism located in one compartment, a lidadapted to conceal the said mechanism, an auxiliary receptacle locatedin the bottom of the main receptacle and provided with a pouring-out---let and an inlet communicating with the main receptacle, and a plungeradapted when actuated to simultaneously close said inlet and actuate theregistering mechanism.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' JOSEPH GREER. Witnesses:

A. J. OBRIEN, GRACE Mv'rmoan.

